Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2023
A 59-year-old man was hospitalized in a severe condition with the diagnosis of initial pulmonary edema and acute myocardial infarction in the area of the posterior wall of the left ventricle and the septum. What mechanism is primary in the development of pulmonary edema in this patient?
Answer options
- Reduction of alveolar-capillary diffusion of oxygen
- Hypoxemia
- Pulmonary venous hypertension
- Left ventricular failure
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Correct answer
Left ventricular failure
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